Questions Asked by Teens About Alzheimer's Behavior

By Christine Kennard, Health Pro Wednesday, September 28, 2011
My daughter and I spoke to a number of her friends about their experiences of having a loved one or family friend with Alzheimer's disease. These are the questions they felt were most important to understanding and dealing with issues surrounding Alzheimer's. They felt a lot of the information that t...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide
9/29/11 10:24am

Thank you for this excellent review of teenage questions, Christine. My sons witnessed their grandfather's surgically induced dementia (over night), and the effects on them were profound. They didn't have the time to learn gradually.

 

But even if, as is generally the case with Alzhiemer's disease, the changes are gradual, the teen sees his or her grandparent become seemingly a different person. This kind of change is hard enough to absorb when we are adults. For teens, it's even worse. You've done us all a great service.

Carol

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By Christine Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 10/26/11, First Published: 09/28/11